COMMS 301
Digital Communication and Practice
Please note: this is archived course information from 2019 for COMMS 301.
Description
This course combines creative work of making digital objects (e.g., Twitter bots, animated GIFs, data visualisations, slideshow presentations) with critical discussion of online platforms as well as conceptual frameworks for understanding the roles digital media play in society. Our time is divided into two large units of six weeks each:
The first unit, “Digital logic & computational thinking”, will focus on different ways of thinking with and about computers. This will include basic programming skills in the JavaScript language (no prior experience necessary). This portion of the course concludes with creation of a Twitter bot and discussions about artificial intelligence.
The second unit, “Digital media & configurable culture”, emphasises more user-friendly tools to create, remix and present multimedia work including animated GIFs, data visualisations, slideshow presentations and more.
Availability 2019
Semester 1
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Dr Ethan Plaut
Reading/Texts
A copy of the game Human Resource Machine is required for this course. Free downloads may be provided for certain operating systems.
Assessment
Coursework only
Points
COMMS 301: 15 points
Prerequisites
15 points from COMMS 200-206 and 15 points in BA courses
